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As I Stand

December 27, 2012
By ajpanda BRONZE, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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ajpanda BRONZE, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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&quot;The passion and the pain are gonna keep us alive someday.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Rome wasn&#039;t built in a day.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass; it&#039;s about learning how to dance in the rain.&quot;

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As I stand alone, my fears come alive.
As I stand up, no one arrives.
As I stand weak, everything is misconstrued.
As I stand true, I am here without you.
As I stand in the dark, beams of light peer in from the cracks in the walls.
As I stand damned, I realize it's one for all.
As I stand here, my mind is lost.
As I stand above, I see the paths I have crossed.
As I stand forgotten, I try to make amends.
As I stand abused, I find out what it's like to transcend.

© Lindsey D., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I wrote this over the summer during a time of depression; the first I had had since the end of the school year. Feeling alone was the inspiration for the poem.

I've changed the last two lines from the original due to content, but the new lines have the same concept as the first ones.
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